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Altering the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “status quo” as “the existing state of affairs.” US Secretary of Defense James Mattis knows what it means. The former general said this past June that “we

The Origin of TECRO. In a letter dated Oct. 13, 1994, Taiwan’s then-representative to the US Benjamin Lu wrote to American Institute in Taiwan chairman Nat Bellocchi: “I take great pleasure in informing you that my government has formally approved

What is the 1992 Consensus? “The 1992 Consensus” has three meanings: 1) The Chinese Communist Party says the “1992 Consensus” means that both Mainland China and Taiwan accept the “One China Principle” and so long as Taiwan’s “leaders” accept this,

Cairo Declaration The December 1943 Cairo Declaration that wrapped up a meeting held in Cairo between Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek is often cited as the primary legal foundation for the PRC’s and the ROC’s claims to

FAPA Calls Upon Secretary of Education to Launch Investigation Into Confucius Institutes In May 2017, the New York City based National Association of Scholars stated: “We recommend that all universities close their Confucius Institutes.” Confucius Institutes are teaching and research

U.S. Law Treats Taiwan As An Independent, Sovereign Nation Among the explanatory definitions of the Taiwan Relations Act, is: “Whenever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities, such terms

“One China Policy vs One China Principle” The One China Principle (adhered to by Beijing) provides that: “There is only One China and Taiwan is part of China.” Conversely, the One China Policy (adhered to by -for instance- the US)